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Ashley Rose Bate

Professors Robert Winning and Glenn Walker, sponsors

Involvement of p160ROCK in XEphA4 Receptor Signaling in Amphibian Embryos

Session C — 11:30 a.m. — Faculty Lounge.

Andrea Lee Benedict

Professor Gary L. Hannan, sponsor

Inter-population Differences in Flowering Phenology in Response to Different Light Intensities in the Androdioecious Plant Species Mercurialis annua

Session C — 12:00 p.m. — Faculty Lounge.

Sarah Damphousse

Professor Peggy Liggit, sponsor

Improving Student Performance: A Professional Development Study on the Effects of Alternative Assessment in a High School Biology Classroom

Session C — 11:45 a.m. — Faculty Lounge.

Lindsay Richards

Professor David Kass, sponsor

Isolation and Characterization of the lark Gene in the Cecropia Moth

Session A — 9:30 a.m. — Intermedia Gallery.

Michele Sauter-Portelli

Professors Cathy Bach and Barb Barton, sponsors

Factors Influencing the Distribution of Two Mound-Building Ant Species, Formica ulkei and Lasius flavus, Within a Michigan Fen

Session A — 8:30 a.m. — Tower Room.

Danielle Bailey

Professor Daniel Clemans, sponsor

The Phylogenetic Relationship of 18S rRNA Genes from Panellus copelandii, Marasmiellus sp., and Phanerochaete chrysosprium.

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Kevin M. Bonney and R. Aaron Ramey

Professor David Kass, sponsor

Analysis of the Paucity of Short Interspersed DNA Elements (SINEs) in the Guinea Pig Genome

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Elka Chamberlain

Professor Michael G. Angell, sponsor

Adaptation of the OligoDetect® System for Use as a Molecular Diagnostic Teaching Tool in Undergraduate Microbiology

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Michael Farmer

Professor Cara Shillington, sponsor

Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches: Dominance Hierarchies and Metabolic Rates

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Lindsey Gish

Professor Marianne Laporte, sponsor

The Effect of Nutrient Starvation on Atg6 and Atg13 in Arabidopsis

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Dana Gorde

Professor Peggy Liggit, sponsor

Improving Instruction through Assessment: A Two-Year Study of Student Performance in BIOL 303 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Tiffany Jones

Professor Allen Kurta, sponsor

Physical Abnormalities in Free-living Bats

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Melanie M. Mayberry

Professor David Kass, sponsor

Analysis of a Variable Retrotransposon Insertion among Different Ethnic Populations

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Kristin Nichols

Professor Cara Shillington, sponsor

Cohabitation among Tarantulas: Does Size Influence Interactions and Growth Rates?

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Steve Rhoades

Professor Daniel Clemans, sponsor

Characterization of Bacteria Found in 250 MYO Salt Crystal

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Steve Rhoades and Jeremy Kendzorski

Professors Daniel Clemans and Jamil Bagadachi, sponsors

Evaluation of Antibacterial Coatings

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Lindsay Richards

Professor Cara Shillington, sponsor

The Influence of Sex on Metabolic Rates in a Taratula (Hysterocrates gigas)

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Mark Schaecher

Professor Steven Francoeur, sponsor

The Effects of Photosynthesis on Extracellular Enzyme Activity in Periphyton Communities

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

Eillen Tecle and Erin Radloff

Professor David Kass, sponsor

Analysis of Retrotransposition Capabilities of Non-autonomous Mobile DNA

Poster - 10:30 a.m.~12:30 p.m. - Guild Hall.

Jennifer Turle

Professor Marianne Laporte, sponsor

Understanding Expression Patterns of NADP-Malic Enzyme using Reporter Gene ?-glucuronidase (GUS) in Arabidopsis thaliana

Poster - 8:30 a.m.~10:15 a.m. - Guild Hall.

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